Director/Co-Writer, FCBK

Kanani Koster is a Kanaka Maoli comedy writer and director having graduated from the American Film Institute for directing in 2024. Her short film No Spectators Allowed, has won and been nominated for awards such as the Best of the PNW Short Film at the 2022 Bend Film Festival and included in the The Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian’s Fall 2023 showcase. Her short, FCBK, was funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation premiering at HIFF, AFI Fest and SeriesFest. In 2024, Kanani’s current feature in development SHOOTS was a finalist for Tribeca AT&T’s Untold Story grant.